A Camden man charged with the March beating death of his girlfriend's 9-year-old son initially told a police dispatcher that the boy had gotten kicked in the stomach, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Vincent Williams, who is charged in the death of the boy, Jamarr Cruz, called for an ambulance after the 9-year-old's mother, Omayra Cruz, discovered him unconscious, according to the report. The paper obtained a copy of the 911 call made that morning. Williams has admitted to the crime, and to regularly beating Jamarr, authorities told the Inquirer.